Leading with sound : proactive sound practices in video game development / Rob Bridgett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bridgett, Rob, author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video game music--Instruction and study.

Video game music.

Sound design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Part I Ports of entry p. 1

1 The big four: Understanding the four food-groups of audio (and how they inter-relate) p. 10

2 What drives the mix of your game? p. 22

3 Taking a psychological approach to sound categorisation p. 24

4 What is a game developer? p. 30

5 What is game audio? p. 38

6 What you may be missing: Vision to drive your tools and pipelines p. 46

7 Communication essentials: Managing expectations of quality (the 'L' scale) p. 51

8 Audio in concept p. 55

Part II Sound design p. 63

9 Working with sound: Building from nothing: the importance of rules p. 69

10 Higher level is better p. 72

11 What is causing these sounds and where are they located?: Diegetic, non-diegetic and trans-diegetic sound p. 77

12 Ambiguity and clarity p. 84

13 Sound design: Designing for three audiences (player, spectator, creator) p. 93

14 Sound playback dynamics: Thinking horizontally, vertically and diagonally about asset design p. 98

15 Designing a moment: Temporality in interactive sound design p. 104

16 Leading with sound: Spectacle and immersion p. 109

17 Music as creative crutches: Reaching for music too soon and too late p. 117

18 Defining the sound: Towards an iconic music design p. 122

19 The shape of emotion: We can't feel emotion all the time p. 125

20 Diegetic, non-diegetic and trans-diegetic musical spaces p. 129

21 Non-diegetic space in recorded music p. 134

22 Leading with music: Music as spectacle throughout production and post-release p. 140

Part IV Voice p. 143

23 Early dialogue development p. 145

24 The sound of voice p. 147

25 Casting philosophies (auditions, recording, iteration) p. 151

26 Let's do it again: Understanding and anticipating iterative cycles in dialogue development p. 154

27 Rethinking dialogue production p. 155

28 Leading with voice: Leveraging the spectacle of performance p. 159

Part V The mix p. 161

29 Mix essentials p. 165

30 Philosophy of the mix: Narrative dynamics (pushing, pulling, shaping) p. 171

31 Some defining terminology and features of non-linear mixing p. 176

32 Mix consistency p. 183

33 Building the mix p. 186

34 Planning and surviving the major milestone and final mixes p. 192

35 Leading with the mix p. 196

Part VI Fade out p. 201

36 Studio culture p. 203

37 Game audio studio spaces: Architectural problems in video game sound p. 206

38 Games are for everyone: Accessibility, options and customisation in audio for gamers p. 209

39 From invisible to visible: Finding our place, between vision and service p. 212.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

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Other Format:

Print version: Bridgett, Rob. Leading with sound

ISBN:

9781003082521

1003082521

Publisher Number:

99988388142

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